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[rickles23]

Hi,
What is the right wire to use to connect a areo naut Race 400 electric motor and my trusty 6 pack which are six C cell Sanyo 1.2 V 1300mAh pushing a four bladed one and a quarter inch prop on a twenty inch tug.

Any clues for a good speed control for the above mix.

Regards

[malcolmfrary]

About the same as the wires coming out of the battery.  Any thinner becomes a potential fuse, any thicker can be considered overkill.  Stranded is better in a portable application like a working model where it might be moved by handling or vibration, but not mandatory.

[rickles23]

Hi,

Thanks for the post.

This will be my first electric for many years. I am mainly into sailing.

Regards

[rickles23]

 Hi malcolmfrary,

I followed your advise and used same size stranded electrical wire. I have a good Sparky mate.

I have connected the motor to the battery and let it run for five minutes and nothing was even warm to the touch.

I cannot remember but are electric motors run in?

Regards

[malcolmfrary]

Some are, some benefit from bedding in.  In the case of electric motors, its just a case of settling the brushes onto the commutator as fully as they should be, and normally thats the way they come out of the factory.  If it lights up like a small arc liamp, something is amiss.

[rickles23]

Hi malcolmfrary,

In that case all is well as there are no sparks no odd noises or vibrations and no excess heat.

So onto the next step! Thanks for the advise.

Regards